JP2858344B2 - Video camera equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video camera device in which a monitor receiver for monitoring a captured image can be positioned at either a left-handed position or a right-handed position. is there.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a video camera apparatus has been considered in which a user selectively positions a monitor receiver on the right or left side of a camera housing depending on whether the user is left-handed or right-handed.

Hereinafter, one side of a conventional video camera device will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a camera housing having a built-in electric circuit and a magnetic recording / reproducing device.
The lens barrel 2 is disposed in front of the lens barrel. A third support shaft 15 attached to the upper surface of the camera housing 1 is mounted on the upper surface.
The monitor support 3 is rotatably arranged in the horizontal direction, and the tip of the monitor support 3 is selectively located on both sides of the camera housing 1 by rotating the monitor support 3. Is possible. At the tip and the other end of the monitor support 3, a monitor receiver 4 and a microphone 5 are respectively mounted on the rotation surface of the monitor support 3 by a first support shaft and a second support shaft (both not shown). It is mounted so as to be able to rotate at least 180 ° in a direction perpendicular to it.

In use, when the user is right-handed, as shown in FIG. 3, the monitor receiver 4 is located on the left side of the camera housing 1 with its image receiving surface facing backward, and the microphone 5 is directed forward. I have.

If the user is left-handed from this state, the monitor support 3 is rotated 180 ° about the third support shaft 15 in the direction of arrow B, and the monitor receiver 4 and the microphone 5 are rotated.
Are rotated by 180 ° about the first and second support shafts as shown by arrows a and b, respectively. However, in this state, the screen of the monitor receiver 5 is reversed.

Therefore, by operating the reversing switch 6, the scanning direction of the monitor receiver 5 is reversed to obtain a normal screen.

However, in the video camera device having the above configuration, the monitor support 3 is moved from the right-handed position to the left-handed position, or from the left-handed position to the right-handed position. At the time of positioning, there were many sound missing states that a sound could not be recorded because the rotation of the microphone forward was forgotten.

The present invention solves this problem, has good operability, and
An object of the present invention is to provide a video camera device in which the sound drop state does not occur.

Means for Solving the Problems The video camera device of the present invention comprises a monitor support base on which a monitor receiver and a microphone are rotatably mounted so that their directions can be changed at least 180 ° by first and second support shafts, respectively. A third support shaft rotatably provided on the camera housing such that the monitor receiver is selectively positioned on both sides of the camera housing according to the rotation position thereof, and the monitor receiver is provided by a second support shaft of the microphone. The scanning direction of the monitor receiver is reversed depending on the rotation position.

The video camera device of the present invention has a configuration as described above, and when the monitor support base is located at the right-handed position or the left-handed position, the microphone is turned forward by turning the microphone. The image on the receiving surface of the directed monitor receiver can always be switched to a normal image. Also, since the operator always sees the image of the monitor receiver at the time of imaging, the operator can easily understand whether the microphone is pointed forward just by checking whether the image is an abnormal image or a normal image. , The microphone can always be positioned forward, so that no sound is lost.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a video camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. In the figure,
The same reference numerals as in FIG. 3 denote the same parts as in the related art, and a description thereof will be omitted.

In this device, the reversing switch 6 provided on the surface of the conventional monitor support 3 described with reference to FIG.
Is built in the monitor support base 3 and the second support shaft 7 of the microphone 5 is set to a first rotation position and a second rotation position set with a predetermined rotation angle difference, respectively. When rotated to the position, the switching drive means provided in the monitor support 3 is driven to switch the built-in reversing switch 6 so that the scanning direction of the monitor receiver 4 is reversed. It is a thing.

Next, the configuration of the switching drive means will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The second of the microphone 5 located in the monitor support 3
A first locking surface 8 and a second locking surface 9
Are formed. Reference numeral 11 denotes a relay attached to the monitor support base 3 so as to rotate about the shaft center d of the shaft hole 12, and one end 11 a of the relay 11 is provided for the locking portion 10 according to the rotation position of the microphone 5. The first and second locking surfaces 8 and 9 are selectively brought into contact with each other, and the rotation position of the relay 11 is regulated. An engagement hole 13 into which the switching lever 14 of the reversing switch 6 is inserted is formed in the relay 11.

When the microphone 5 is turned 180 ° in the direction of arrow b from the state shown in FIG. 2, the first locking surface 8 of the locking portion 10 formed on the second support shaft 7 is moved to one end 11a of the relay 11. More away,
When the second locking surface 9 abuts on one end 11a of the relay device 11, the relay device 1
1 is slightly rotated counterclockwise, and with this rotation, the switching lever 14 of the reversing switch 6 is moved to switch the reversing switch 6. With this operation, even if the image on the image receiving surface of the monitor receiver 4 is an inverted abnormal image, a normal image is obtained by switching the reversing switch 6.

Therefore, regardless of whether the monitor support 3 is moved to the right-handed position or the left-handed position, the microphone 5 is directed forward, so that the image receiving surface of the monitor receiver 4 facing backward always has a normal screen. Can be obtained. As a result, the operator must be able to monitor the monitor
You can easily see whether the microphone is pointed forward by simply checking whether the image is abnormal or normal, so you can always position the microphone forward. , No sound dropping occurs.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the video camera device of the present invention is directed rearward by moving the microphone forward regardless of whether the monitor support is moved to the right-handed position or the left-handed position. Since the reversing switch is automatically switched on the image receiving surface of the monitor receiver so that a normal screen can always be obtained, operability can be improved.
In addition, since the operator always looks at the image of the monitor receiver facing backward at the time of imaging, it is easy to understand whether the microphone is pointed forward simply by checking whether the image is an abnormal image or a normal image. Since the microphone can be positioned, the microphone can always be positioned forward, so that no sound is lost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining the operation of a video camera apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the embodiment, and FIG. It is a perspective view for explaining. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Camera housing, 3 ... Monitor support stand, 4 ... Monitor receiver, 5 ... Microphone, 6 ... Reverse switch, 7 ... Second support shaft, 8 ... First locking surface , 9... Second locking surface, 10... Locking part, 11... Relay device, 11a... One end, 11b. …
Switching lever.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A monitor receiver and a microphone are respectively oriented at least 180 degrees by first and second support shafts.
The camera support is rotatably mounted on a third support shaft so that the monitor receiver can be selectively positioned on both sides of the camera housing depending on the rotation position. A video camera device provided on a housing, wherein a scanning direction of the monitor receiver is reversed by a rotation position of the microphone by a second support shaft.